A Bangladeshi youth was allegedly physically tortured by Indian nationals who reportedly tied them to the barbed-wire fence on Lalmonirhat border on Friday.
Victim Azinur Rahman, son of Nur Hossain, is a resident of Ward 1 in Jamgram village at Patgram upazila in the district. He is currently in the custody of India鈥檚 Border Security Force.
Witnesses told 抖阴精品 that the incident occurred on Friday afternoon in Jamgram Dangarpar area of Baura union of the upazila between Sub-pillars 10 and 11 under main border Pillar 801.
They said that Azinur and his mother went to pick maize leaves in a field near the border as they did regularly. At that time, 10鈥�12 Indian nationals from 108th Kuchlibari area crossed into Bangladesh territory and forcibly took Azinur across the border. They tied him to the barbed-wire fence and beat him.
Later, BSF members from the Saraswati camp arrived at the scene and took him into their custody.
Captain Rafiqul Islam, Company Commander of the Border Guard Bangladesh Thangjhara Camp, however, said that Azinur was attempting to smuggle cattle when Indian nationals caught him and handed him over to the BSF.
Efforts were underway to bring him back through a flag meeting with Indian authorities, he added.